'The more the protesters spread the story, in court and in the street, that they speak for the community, the harder it becomes for a normal local citizen who finds him/herself on a jury to do the job properly' | Writes CharlesHMoore
A Bristol jury this week controversially acquitted the four accused of causing criminal damage to the statue of Edward Colston, the 17th-century slave trader. After the verdict, many people, from Jacob Rees-Mogg Leftwards, have reminded us that the jury system is a pillar of our liberties.
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